MS 1539 Pt.1-2002
Specification for portable fire extinguishers: Part 1: Construction and test methods

Standard No.

MS 1539 Pt.1-2002

Release Date

2002

Published By

Malaysia Standards

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MS 1539 Pt.1-2002

Scope

This Malaysian Standard specifies requirements for rechargeable and non-rechargeable metal-bodied portable fire extinguishers containing an extinguishing medium which can be expelled by the action of internal pressure. Extinguishers are classified according to the extinguishing medium they contain. The types referred to in this standard are water, foam, powder, carbon dioxide and Halon (see 2.2.1). NOTE . Unless otherwise specified in the text all pressures are gauge pressures and are expressed in bars. 1 bar = 105N/m2=102kPa

MS 1539 Pt.1-2002 history

• 2002 MS 1539 Pt.1-2002 Specification for portable fire extinguishers: Part 1: Construction and test methods